FORMER spokesperson of the Department of State Services (DSS), Marilyn Ogar, has
sued the Federal Government before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria over her
termination of appointment.
The case comes up today in Abuja before the president of the court, Justice
Babatunde Adejumo.
Ogar and others were demoted and compulsorily retired by the Federal Government
in 2015.
Those named as defendants in the suit were the Attorney-General of the Federation,
the State Security Service (SSS) and the Director-General, SSS.
Ahmed Raji, who filed the suit on behalf of Ogar by way of originating summons,
wanted the court to nullify Ogar’s sack and reinstate her with all her ranks, salaries
and benefits as an employee of the Federal Government.
Ogar is further asking the court to set aside her purported demotion from Assistant
Director to Chief Security Intelligence Officer.
She is also seeking a court declaration that her employment with the SSS had
statutory flavour and same may only be lawfully determined strictly in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the public service rules.
Ogar, through her lawyer, is asking the court to determine if she is a public officer
and whether or not she could be lawfully demoted, sacked or retired by the
defendants.
Ogar, it will be recalled, was promoted alongside 44 others in promotions that were
done in the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.
But the Buhari-led administration reversed the promotions, citing irregularities and
breach of extant rules guiding such actions.
Ogar reportedly earned her promotion following commendation she received from the
former president for doing “a fantastic job” as spokesperson of the DSS.
1 comments:
And so Ogar has forgotten how her razor mouth was talking during Jonathan's clueless regime..
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